Steveston will be saying goodbye to one of its biggest boosters Saturday afternoon.
That’s when the family and friends will be remembering and celebrating the life of Bob Butterworth.
He passed away Feb. 17 and would have been 81 next month.
“Community came first for Bob. He will be sorely missed,” said Loren Slye who served on a number of community boards with Butterworth over the years.
Butterworth became a fixture on the Steveston waterfront, running the Esso service facility on Bayview Street for 30 or so years.
Later in his career, he and his wife started up a Steveston-based business, Elves Embroidery.
Through it all, the community and its needs were a priority for Butterworth who was involved in keeping public access to the waterfront with a boardwalk, and numerous other causes and organizations, from the Lions Club and Steveston Historical Society to the Rotary Club and Steveston Community Society.
“Bob was always a good natured character, with a smile on his face and one of his jokes at the ready,” Slye said. “He was a good all-round guy who spent countless hours working for the betterment of Steveston.”
The service for Butterworth will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Richmond Funeral home (8420 Cambie Road).
